Reviews - AvengerX92

Control Shift is a Top-Down Shooter where your goal is to take control of the majority of the tiles on the map while at the same time fend off enemy bots (or players) which are trying to take over your tiles and destroy you. The more tiles you have, the quicker your Points Meter fills up which will grant you victory.

The game's combat is pretty enjoyable and I had no problems playing it with a Mouse and Keyboard even though it is recommended to play with a controller. You're giving a shield which you can activate manually but the longer you use it, the quicker its energy gets drained (although it'll slowly recharge back up). It's a neat feature that's quite helpful in getting you out of a bind if things get really frantic. The arenas contain 4 different type of enemy bots, several different types of tiles that can help or hinder you and a handful of pickup items which can be quite useful and spice things up.

It has a Story Mode which you can tackle on your own or with up to 3 other people via local multiplayer. Each player gets only 3 extra lives (4 total) in this mode so once you run out it's game over. There's not really much of a story at the moment other than the description of each mission but they can certainly be quite challenging on your own.

The game also features an Arcade Mode which contains 3 game modes. These game modes are Control, Invasion and Capture the Flag. In Control you can duke it out with up to 3 friends (or A.I) in an arena where you win by having the most tiles under your control to fill up your Points Meter. Invasion plays by the same rules as the Story Mode except for the fact that you can play any of the arenas available on Control which are different than the ones in Story Mode. As for Capture the Flag, it's currently unavailable in the demo so I'm not sure if there are any different rules or arenas for it.

My biggest gripe I have of the game is that it could be a ton of fun to play with friends yet there's only local multiplayer available. Fortunately, Online Multiplayer is being worked on which is great news since a lot of people don't usually play a PC game via Split Screen/Local Multiplayer. I'm also interested in how the Story Mode will shape out to be. Currently it feels too similar to Invasion but with only 4 missions available in the demo I can't really judge how it will turn out in the long run.

Overall, it's a great game and I certainly recommend giving it a look. The demo's free (unless you want to leave a donation) so you can check it out any time. The developer also has a page on trello.com where he posts planned features, stuff that's being considered and also shows the features that are currently being worked on. I look forward to seeing how things turn out.